Gobeshona5 Presentations
Day-1 – Tuesday – 08 January 2019
Session 01: Inaugural
Dr. Huq - Opening Session Gobeshona5 (▼presentation link )
Keynote: Andy Parker (▼presentation link )
EDITH OFWONA ADERA (▼presentation link )
Session 02 – Plenary : Natural Resource Management (NRM)
Host: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Chair: Dr. Humnath Bhandari, Country Representative, IRRI
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Salahuddin, Consultant, IRRI: Innovation in extension for largescale dissemination and impact: the case of AWD technology in Bangladesh
Presenters:
- Alemayehu Zewdie Asrat: Participatory scenario-based research for climate change adaptation in East Africa (Experience from the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions project, ASSAR) (▼presentation link )
- Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Scientist, IRRI: Cutting edge breeding techniques to enhance genetic gain in rice (▼presentation link )
- Dr. Manoranjan Mondal, Scientist, IRRI: An innovative water management approach for increasing land productivity in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
Session 03 – Parallel : Adaptation Technologies
Host: Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB)
Co-host: International Development Enterprise (iDE)
Chair: Mr. Mirza Shawkat Ali, Director, Climate Change and International Convention, DoE
Moderator: Mohammed Atikul Haque, Coordinator: Capacity Building Research and Advocacy, Climate Change Program, CCDB
Presenters:
- Prof. Muhammad Manjurul Karim: Salinity intrusion and coastal agriculture:
adaptation strategies using salt-tolerant plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria
for sustainable food security (▼presentation link ) - Dr. Md. Kamrul Islam: Adaptation of mutation breeding for enhancing cotton
resilience to climate change in Bangladesh (▼presentation link ) - Mr. Maidul Alam Chaklader: From anthropology in climate change to anthropology of climate change: an epistemological shift. (▼presentation link )
Session 04 – Parallel : Mitigation
Host: Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF)
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Wais Kabir, Executive Director, Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF)
Panel Member:
- Dr. M. Rafiqul Islam, Professor, Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh
- Dr. G M Monirul Alam, Department of Agribusiness, Bangabandhu Seikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, Gazipur
- Dr. Abdul Hamid, Former Professor, Department of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Seikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, Gazipur
- Dr. Yam Gaihre, IFDC, Dhaka Office
Keynote: Dr. Jatish Chandra Biswas: Climate Change and Bangladesh Agriculture: Selected Options for Adaptation and Mitigation (▼presentation link )
Presenters:
- Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque: INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN SOURCES ON NITROUS
OXIDE EMISSION DURING MAIZE, WHEAT AND POTATO CULTIVATION IN BANGLADESH (▼presentation link ) - Mr. S. M. Mofijul Islam: Impacts of fertilizer and water management on
greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use efficiency from lowland rice
cultivation (▼presentation link )
Session 05 – Parallel: Renewable Energy
Host: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Chair: Mr. Md. Helal Uddin, Chairman, SREDA
Panel Members:
- Mr. Siddique Zobair, Member, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, SREDA
- Mrs. Salima Jahan, Member, Renewable Energy, SREDA
- Dr. Taibur Rahman, Project Manager, SREDA/SREPGen
Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Presenters:
- Mr. Mark Jones: A Case of Climate Justice and Energy Justice: Renewable energy for the urban poor of Dhaka (▼presentation link )
- Ms. Maliha Muzammil: Zero Hunger, Zero Emissions (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Iraban Turjo: LONG TERM OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROSPECTS IN BANGLADESH: A LITERATURE REVIEW (▼presentation link )
Session 06 – Plenary: Loss and Damage
Host: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Co-host: Friendship
Chief Guest: Mr. Md. Shah Kamal, Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Discussant: Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Director-Strategic Planning and Head of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Management, Friendship
Presenters:
- Mr. MD A Halim Miah: Perceived loss and damages of crops: narratives of small holders in the South West Coast Region in Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
- Dr.Hafiz (in absence of Ms. Sharaban Tahura Zaman): A Legal Appraisal on Liability and Compensation Approach to Address the Impact of Climate Change (▼presentation link )
- Ms. Mousumi Halder: Non-economic Multiplicity of Loss and Damage: Whispers of Coastal Women in Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
Day 02 – Wednesday – 09 January 2019
Session 07 – Plenary : Keynote
Speaker:
Dr. Syed Sajjadur Rahman, Senior Fellow, School of International Development
and Global Studies, University of Ottawa; Senior Associate Consultant,
Universalia Management Group, Montreal: The New International
Development Enterprise (▼presentation link )
Session 08 – Plenary: WETLANDS (FLOOD, RIVER AND HAORS)
Host: BRAC
Chair and Moderator:
Mr. K.A.M. Morshed, Director, Advocacy for Social Change, Technology and
Partnership Strengthening Unit, BRAC
Presenters:
- Prof. Jonathan M. Gilligan: Sediment Management and Sea-Level Rise (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Shishir Reza: Livelihood Challenges in Haor Region: A case Study of Maulvibazar District (▼presentation link )
BRAC Presentation: BRAC in Haor
Session 09 – Parallel : Hydrology and Societal Processes: Is Migration An Opportunity?
Host: BCAS (Hydro Social Project)
Chair: Dr. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS
Moderator : Dr. Abu Syed, Fellow, BCAS
Panelist: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Presenters:
- Ms. Basundhara Tripathy Furlong: Social remittances in environmentallyrelated migration: A review (▼presentation link )
- Professor Amanda Carrico: The effects of social networks on environmentallyinduced migration in Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
- Dr. Bishawjit Mallick: Environmental Non-Migration: Empirical contextualization on Socio-Ecological System Approach (▼presentation link )
Session 11 – Parallel: Food Security
Host: Oxfam
Chair: Dr. Khalid Hossain, Economic Justice Resilience Program Manager, Oxfam
Moderator: Mr. Tapas Ranjan Chakraborty, ICT and Development Co-coordinator, Oxfam
Presenters:
- Mr. UZZAL KUMAR KARMAKER: The Impact of Value Chain Management on Increasing Food Security: A Study on Livelihood Promotion of Ethnic Minority Communities of Naogaon District (▼presentation link )
- Ms. Whomaira Faarhin Durdana: An Android Application to Figure Out The Average Chemical Presence in Food Items (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Tarak Aziz: Food Security and Livelihood: An exploratory Study on the Cyclone Affected People in the Selected Coastal Regions of Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
Session 12 – Parallel: Forest, Hills and Ecosystem Resilience
Host: Friendship
Chair: Mr. Zahir Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Chief Conservator of Forest, Department of Forest
Moderator: Mr. Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Director of Strategic Planning and Head of Climate Change, Adaptation and Disaster Management, Friendship
Presenters:
- Ms. Fatema Jannat: Adopting with technology for adaptation in Agrarian Livelihoods (▼presentation link )
- Dr. Rumana Sultana: Response of Subtropical Coastal Sediment Systems of Okinawa, Japan, to Experimental Warming and High pCO2 (▼presentation link )
Session 13 – Plenary: Resilience Livelihood
Host: Islamic Relief (IR), Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) (▼presentation link )
Chair: Dr. Md. Akram Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman, Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
Moderator: Mr. Mahammad Akmal Shareef, Country Dorector, Islamic Relief
Keynote: Dr. Mohammad Mahbub Islam: Effects of Roof Top Gardening in Urban Surrounding of Dhaka City with Changing Environment (▼presentation link )
Presenters:
- Mr. Sajal Roy: Livelihood resilience of the indigenous Munda community in the Bangladesh Sundarbans Forest (▼presentation link )
- Professor Jochen Schanze: Climate change adaptation and non-migration: Exploiting the debates on risk, crisis and resilience (▼presentation link )
- Ms. Swarnali Mahmood: Impact of agriculture on livelihood of the farmers in a polder: a case study (▼presentation link )
Guest of Honor: Mr. Md. Forkhan Uddin, Country Director, VSO (▼presentation link )
DAY 3 – THURSDAY – 10 JANUARY 2019
Session 14 – Plenary: Keynote
Speaker:
- Mr. Lars Ribbe, Professor for Integrated Land and Management, Executive Director of ITT, TH Koln, University of Applied Sciences (▼presentation link )
- Mr. A. B. M Firoz, Researcher, GIS and Hydrological Modeling: ITT Smart Sense: Low-Cost Environmental Monitoring Solution (▼presentation link )
Session 15 – Plenary: Solar Geo-Engineering and The Global South
Keynote: Mr. Andy Parker: Introduction to Solar Geo-Engineering: Science, Governance and Uncertainty (▼presentation link )
Host: BCAS and SMRGI
Chair: Dr. A Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS
Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Session 16 – Parallel: Climate Finance
Host: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Chair: Dr. A Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS
Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Keynote: Dr. Mizan R. Khan, North South University: Climate Finance at COP24
Presenters:
- Dr. Mizan R. Khan; Ms. Raisa Bashar; Ms. Sirazoom Munira: Understanding The Difference Between Climate Finance and Overseas Development Assistance: The Case of Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Ranjit Kumar Chakraborty: Bangladesh Climate Change Budget Report (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Golam Rabbani: Developing a Climate Finance Transparency Mechanism: Experiences from Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Prodip K. Roy: Role and Importance of Local Voice to Increase Transparency and Effectiveness of Climate Projects (▼presentation link )
Session 17 – Parallel: Gender
Host: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Chair: Professor Mahbuba Nasreen, PhD, Director, Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studied, University of Dhaka
Moderator: Shaila Shahid, Senior Advisor – Climate Change, DRR and Gender, ICCCAD
Keynote: Dr. Mumita Tanjeela, Chairperson, Department of Sociology, East West University (▼presentation link )
Panelist: Mst. Papia Sultana, Assistant Director, DoF (▼presentation link )
Presenters:
- Dr. Edith Ofwana, IDRC (▼presentation link )
- Sajal Roy, MPhil (Bergen) Institute for Culture and Society Western Sydney University & Department of Women and Gender Studies Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
Session 18 – Parallel: Disaster Management
Host: United International University (UIU)
Co-host: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
Chair: Dr. Khosru M Salim, Professor, EEE, Independent University (IUB)
Moderator: Dr. Hamidul Haque, IDSS, UIU
Presenters:
- Dr. Md Abdul Awal Khan: Law and Policy Framework for the Protection of the ‘Victims of Disaster’ in Bangladesh: A Study on Fulchori Union of Gaibandha District (▼presentation link )
- S. N. M. Azizul Hoque: Flood monitoring and forecasting using SAR and meteorological data: A case study (▼presentation link )
Session 19 – Parallel: Coastal Zones
Host: Friendship
Co-host: University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
Chair: Dr. Samiya Selim, Director and Associate Professor, Center for Sustainable Development, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Moderator: Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Director of Strategic Planning and Head of Climate Change, Adaptation and Disaster Management
PRESENTERS:
- Mr. Md. Emdad Hossain: Effects of Fish Composition on Production of Underutilized Homestead Ponds in Salinity Challenged Area of Southern Bangladesh. (▼presentation link )
- Prof. Shahriar Khan: Rapid Gain of Coastal Land at Meghna and Slow Loss of Land at Sundarbans From Publicly Available Satellite Imagery (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar: Understanding Environmental Conflicts: Key to Climate Change Adaptation Policy Planning for Southwest Coastal Region of Bangladesh. (▼presentation link )
Session 20 – Parallel: Bangladesh Academy for Climate Services (BACS): Integrating Climate Services into Decision Making Processes
Host: ICCCAD, BMD, IRI, CIMMYT
Chair: Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director, Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Panelist:
MS. Melody Braun, Research Staff Associate, Project lead of ACToday Bangladesh, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Dr. Timothy J. Krupnik, Senior Scientist and Systems Agronomist, International
Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Presentation: Experience Sharing on Climate Services by BACS Alumni
Presenters:
- Hossain I. Adib, Head of Programme Implementation Practical Action, Bangladesh Country Programme (▼presentation link )
- Md. Imran Nizami, iDE Bangladesh (▼presentation link )
- Dr. Md. Kamrul Islam, Senior Scientific Officer Cotton Development Board (▼presentation link )
Session 21 – Plenary: Cities
Host: Urban Development Program (UDP) – BRAC
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Panel Members:
Dr. Khurshid Zabin Hossain Taufique, Director, Urban Development Directorate
Mr. Tazkin Ahmed, Mayor, Satkhira Municipality/ Md. Abdul Baten, President – Municipal Association Bangladesh
Mr. Md. Taibur Rahman, Project Manager, UNDP
Ms. Elma Morsheda, Senior Project Officer, ADB
Mr. Mehedi Ahsan, Urban Climate Resilience Specialist, KfW (▼presentation link )
Mr. Azahar Ali, Team Leader, UGIP, LGED
Ms. Hasina Mushrofa, Program Head, Urban Development Program, BRAC
Presenters:
- Md. Washim Akhter, BRAC (▼presentation link )
- Mr. Md. Kamruzzaman: Children and Youth Contributing Resilience Building and Climate Change Adaptation: Experiences of Plan International Bangladesh in Dhaka. (▼presentation link )
- Mrs. Karisma Amjad: Impact of Climate Change on Urban Poor: A Study in Dhaka City (▼presentation link )
Day 4 – Friday – 11 January – Science Policy Dialogue Day
Session 22 – Plenary: Outcomes of CoP24 and NDC Implementation in Bangladesh
Host: Rio Project; DoE; NCC,B; CCJ,B; ICCCAD
Chair: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Keynote:
- Mr. Ziaul Huq, Director, DoE (▼presentation link )
- Ms. Sharaban Tahura Zaman, Lecturer, North South University (▼presentation link )
Session 23 – Plenary: Scaling Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge and Technologies for Empowering Women and to Enhance Social Equity and Disaster Resilience in Bangladesh
Host: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS
Panel Members:
Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Dr. Emdad Haque, UOM
Dr. Edith Ofwana, IDRC
Mr. Ataur Rahman, Director, DEA/MOWCA
Keynote: Ms. Sharmind Neelormi, Principle Investigator/Mr. Golam Rabbani, Fellow, BCAS (▼presentation link )
Session 24– Plenary: Water Security to Achieve SDG 6 in Content of the Changing Climate in Coastal South West
Host: WaterAid
Chair and Keynote: Dr. Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University (▼presentation link )
Panelist:
Dr. Sultan Ahmed, Director General, Department of Environment
Dr. Liakath Ali, Director: Program and Policy Advocacy, WaterAid
Session 25– Plenary: International Experience
Host: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Chair: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Presenters:
- Ms. Harmela (▼presentation link )
- Mr. David Mfitumukiza
- Mr. Revocatus Twinomuhangi
- Mr. Edmund Mabhuye
- Mr. Ugyen Penjor
- Ms. Bettina Koelle
- Ms. Robi Redda
- Mr. Dave Steinbach (▼presentation link )
- Dr. Madan Pariyar
- Dr. Shiraz Akhter Wajih
- Dr. Elizabeth English
- Mr. Manjeet Dhakal
- Ms. Lata Neupane
CDKN -Phase-2 (▼presentation link )
Session 26 – Plenary: Concluding Session
Location: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Auditorium
Chair: Prof. M Omar Rahman, Vice Chancellor, IUB
Keynote: Mr. Andy Parker
Special Guest:
- Mr. Barnabs Dickson (▼presentation link )
- Mr. A Matin Chowdhury, Chairman, Board of Trustees, IUB
- Dr. A Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS
- Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD (▼presentation link )
- Ms. Farah Kabir, Country Director, Action Aid – Bangladesh
- Dr. S.M. Munjurul Hannan Khan, Additional Secretary, MOEFCC
- Dr. Nurul Quadir, Additional Secretary, MOEFCC
- Ms. Runa Khan, Founder and Executive Director, Friendship
Chief Guest: Dr. Shamsul Alam, Member (Senior Secretary), General Economics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh